slingin'.and.slopin'

What has Ryan been up to the first week of his vacation here in Southern California?

That's right, I helped my dad paint a house in Corona Del Mar. I guess some people would find this odd since I am supposedly on holiday right now (that's correct, I said holiday). In reality there is little I enjoy more that being outside on a sunny summer day near the beach spending time talking about life with my dad. I have to throw in a little bit of thankfulness that my dad and I have the relationship we do. I guess the years of haircuts, paint jobs, and Flamin' Hot Dorritos and Coke developed a bond that I really value and has affected my life in ways I will continue to discover as I continue to live.

polo.and.waterfire

So on the 18th of June I went down to Rhode Island to watch the Newport Polo Club play in Newport International Polo Series against a Scottish team. Good times to be had by all. I have never watched a polo match before and lets just say I didn't know what I was watching most of the time. The Newport gents won and we all cheered. Of course there was the traditional stomping of the divots at the half. Fun for all!! You just have to be careful of the "steaming divots".

After the match we all drove over to Providence to enjoy waterfire an every-other-weekly event along the canals in downtown Providence with floating bonfires all down the waterways and street vendors and performers for the enjoyment of the visiting population.